The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History runs 15.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Neil Hellegers (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Neil Hellegers
Neil Hellegers narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,027 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
448 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History is an audiobook by Josh Dean: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Hellegers, released September 5, 2017, on the Military (History) and Computers & Technology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Neil Hellegers
- Released
- September 5, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9780525499718
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History as an audiobook?
The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History?
The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History is narrated by Neil Hellegers.
Is The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.